Smithsonian meteorites help unlock the mystery of Earth's water arrival
Recent research published in the journal Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta reveals that water reached Earth during the late ...
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"My images tell a story of art, science and culture all in one frame," says astrophotographer Josh Dury
Josh Dury shares his globe-trotting experiences, revealing insights into our universe and the importance of protecting the ...
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Leaving Pluto in the dust: New Horizons probe gearing up for epic crossing of 'termination shock'
"The data from the termination shock encounter will be a treasure trove for space physicists worldwide who are eager to ...
A spiral structure in the inner Oort cloud
We typically think of the Oort cloud as scattered ice balls floating far from the sun, yet still tied to it gravitationally.
Astronomers reveal 3D structure of an alien planet's atmosphere
Astronomers for the first time have deciphered the three-dimensional structure of the atmosphere of a planet beyond our solar system, revealing three layers like a wedding cake on a ferociously hot ...
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7 planets are aligned in the night sky right now. But what's that mean for science?
In January 2025, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune were all visible in the night sky. And in February, 2025, ...
What life on Mars would probably look like – and it’s not little green men
Right now, Mars is a reddish desert landscape – attractive but dead, and certainly not home to any little green men.
First Direct Image of the Cosmic Web Reveals the Universe’s Hidden Highways
A cosmic filament, 3 million light-years long, has been directly imaged for the first time — offering a new glimpse into the ...
The Milky Way’s Black Hole Is Producing a Brilliant Light Show
NASA's flagship space telescope captured flares from the disk of superheated material around the black hole, revealing the ...
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The 3D structure of the atmosphere of the exoplanet Tylos (IMAGE)
Tylos (or WASP-121b) is a gaseous, giant exoplanet located some 900 light-years away in the constellation Puppis. Using the ESPRESSO instrument on ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT), scientists have ...
Are Alien Civilizations Using Spider Pulsars to Move Stars Across the Galaxy?
As civilizations advance, they may need to migrate across the galaxy, and some researchers speculate they could use their own stars as massive engines. New research explores the possibility of a ...